Hesston Recreation & Community Education

WELCOME TO THE ONLINE HOME OF HESSTON RECREATION & COMMUNITY EDUCATIONHesston Recreation's SUMMER 2015 catalog available!Click here to see the catalog!

The catalog is emailed to our catalog emailing list. Also, 250 are printed and are delivered to local businesses, including the Hesston Public Library.If you would like to receive monthly e-mails regarding upcoming sign-up deadlines and program dates, please send an e-mail to Christine.Wyrick@usd460.organd type "e-newsletter" in the subject area. The fall catalog will be out in mid-August.You may use credit and debit cards to pay for registrations by going to www.hrce.org/store or by calling 620-327-2989. Credit/debit card payments will have a $4 handling fee added. We also accept payments with check, cash and debit/credit cards at our office.

Outdoor soccer offered for 1st-6th graders

Hesston Recreation is offering outdoor soccer this fall for girls and boys in the 1st-6th grades. Games will begin on Sept. 5 and conclude about Oct. 10 - weather permitting. Practices are set by coaches and usually are on weekday evenings.To see a flyer about outdoor soccer, click here.YOUTH SHIRTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN SIZE SMALL. IF YOU WANT A SMALL SHIRT PLEASE WRITE AN "S" BY THE SHIRT SIZES AND CHECK IT. Registration forms were sent with enrollment packets. Enrollment envelopes and payments may be turned in to the HRCE table at USD 460 enrollment day. Enrollment day is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 6 in the Hesston High School commons. The deadline is Aug. 6. Starting Aug. 10 a $10 late fee will be charged.Registrations also can be dropped off at the HRCE office or our outdoor dropbox. Those who need a blank registration form can find one below on this page.For more information, call the HRCE office at 327-2989.

Volleyball set for 5th & 6th girls

HRCE is offering volleyball this fall for girls in the 5th & 6th grades. Games will begin on Sept. 5 - weather permitting. Practices are set by coaches and usually are on weekday evenings.To see a flyer about volleyball, click here.YOUTH SHIRTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN SIZE SMALL. IF YOU WANT A SMALL SHIRT PLEASE WRITE AN "S" BY THE SHIRT SIZES AND CHECK IT. Registration forms were sent with enrollment packets. Enrollment envelopes and payments may be turned in to the HRCE table at USD 460 enrollment day. Enrollment day is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 6 in the Hesston High School commons. The deadline is Aug. 6. Starting Aug. 10 a $10 late fee will be charged.Registrations also can be dropped off at the HRCE office or our outdoor dropbox. Those who need a blank registration form can find one below on this page.For more information, call the HRCE office at 327-2989.

Worlds/Oceans of Fun, Schlitterbahn tickets

WORLDS OF FUN and OCEANS OF FUN TICKETS For those who are traveling to Kansas City's Worlds of Fun, tickets are available at the HRCE office at a discount price. Worlds of Fun opens for weekends starting April 11. Oceans of Fun open on May 23. Worlds of Fun closes for the season on Nov. 1, while Oceans of Fun closes Sept. 7. You pay one price and get into all 235 acres of rides, slides, live entertainment and attractions at both parks. Tickets are $42 each for adults and youths 3 and older for an all-day pass. Those 2 and younger are free. At the gate, the price is $55 plus tax. New for 2015 is a 4,200-square-foot interactive water attraction called Splash Island. It’s the perfect place for families to relax and soak up the sun as water jets shoot up from the ground. Cascade through the air and gush from tulips, flowers, frogs and turtles. SCHLITTERBAHN WATER PARK TICKETS Schlitterbahn Kansas City Waterpark is full of adventure for all ages! Experience a water coaster, three rivers including world’s longest “tidal wave” river, surfing ride, six slides, three chutes, 13 kids slides, four beaches, hot tub and a swim-up refreshment bar. At HRCE, tickets are $34 for adults and $29 for juniors/seniors compared to $32.67 at the gate. For more information go to schlitterbahn.com. The water park opens on May 22 and closes for the season on Sept. 7. The park offers free parking, tubes and lifejackets. Picnics are welcome.

See results from the Emma Creek 5k on April 25, 2015

Missing something? Look in our lost and found stash!

We have a whole bunch of items - clothes, jackets, toys, sports equipment, water bottles - in our office that were left in gyms or on fields after Hesston Rec games. Come by our office if you are missing an item! We are open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

Noon-hour basketball offered for men

Join the fun, fellowship and exercise of noon-hour basketball from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the HS auxiliary gym. Please use the north parking lot and enter through the door by the wrestling room. A locker room will be available for changing and showers, but you’ll need to bring your own towel.

Need a registration form for a Hesston Rec sport?

Did your child lose their Hesston Rec registration from on the way home from school? If you need a registration form? Click here!YOUTH SHIRTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN SIZE SMALL. IF YOU WANT A SMALL SHIRT PLEASE WRITE AN "S" BY THE SHIRT SIZES AND CHECK IT.

REFUND POLICY

If a refund is requested, a purchase order will be prepared at the next window (2nd Tuesday of each month) and approved and mailed at the following HRCE board meeting (2nd Friday of each month). Alternatively, a family may apply a refund toward a future registration or program.